Patents by Inventor Gaétan Leclerc

Gaétan Leclerc has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Motorized semi-trailer
    Patent number: 7147070
    Abstract: An improved tractor trailer having a tractor unit and a trailer unit and wherein the tractor unit includes an internal combustion engine, the improvement comprising an electrical drive arranged to drive at least some of the wheels on at least one of the axles of the trailer, in a control system associated therewith. The arrangement provides extra power for situations where it is required and can, in the case of electric drive motors mounted directly on the wheel, provide for better braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventor: Gaétan Leclerc
  • Motorized semi-trailer
    Publication number: 20050000739
    Abstract: An improved tractor trailer having a tractor unit and a trailer unit and wherein the tractor unit includes an internal combustion engine, the improvement comprising an electrical drive arranged to drive at least some of the wheels on at least one of the axles of the trailer, in a control system associated therewith. The arrangement provides extra power for situations where it is required and can, in the case of electric drive motors mounted directly on the wheel, provide for better braking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventor: Gaetan Leclerc